Barak Kol (Kazakh: Барақкөл, Baraqköl) or Baraq Lake (also Baraqköl, Barakol Lake, Barakkol Lake, Ozero Barakkol', Ozero Barak-Kul'[1]) is a lake in Ulytau District, Karaganda Region, of central Kazakhstan between the mountains Gora Akdongul and Gora Baygetobe.[2] Köl is the word for lake in Turkic languages, and Baraq was a khan of the Chagatai Khanate, a great-great-grandson of Genghis Khan.[3]
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Baraq Lake, Baraqköl, Barakol Lake, Barakkol Lake, Ozero Barakkol, Ozero Barak-Kul | |
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Location | Ulytau District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan |
Coordinates | 49°18′43″N 67°16′33″E |
Type | lake |
Max. length | 4 kilometres (4,000 m) |
Max. width | 3.5 kilometres (3,500 m) |
Barak Kol is an important wetland for migrating geese, specifically Anser anser, the greylag goose, and Anser erythropus, the lesser white-fronted goose.[4] The lake is approximately 3.5 kilometres (3,500 m) wide and 4 kilometres (4,000 m) long. The lake is freshwater with reeds growing along the margins. It lies in a shallow valley pinching out to the north and opening out to the south with low hills to the northeast and northwest.[5]
It is part of the proposed Ulytau-Arganatinsk nature reserve. The nearest settlement is Arganatinsk.
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